Chapter Summaries

Xiao Jin faced a powerful coalition attacking the Mercenary Guild and prepared to fight Granny Xuan Hua after she revealed that she was a Five-star Dou Zong. The chapter ended as Xiao Jin’s first sword strike slammed into her crimson energy flower.

• The Mercenary Guild elder held off Yan Luotian while the Mulan Three Elders attacked him, draining his Dou Qi.
• Granny Xuan Hua revealed her hidden Five-star Dou Zong cultivation, startling the fighters and boosting Yan Luotian’s confidence.
• Xiao Jin recognized the danger and drew the Ninth-tier Demonic Core Weapon Gu He had given him.
• Xiao Jin challenged Granny Xuan Hua to withstand three strikes, then unleashed his first sword attack.
• Xiao Jin’s golden sword beam struck Granny Xuan Hua’s gigantic crimson energy flower.

Xiao Jin split Granny Xuan Hua’s energy flower with a sword strike, frightening the allied forces and shifting the battles in the Mercenary Guild’s favor. Granny Xuan Hua agreed to face one more of Xiao Jin’s three moves before deciding whether to end the confrontation.

• Xiao Jin cut Granny Xuan Hua’s red energy flower apart with a sword strike, leaving her pale and shaken.
• The Mercenary Guild fighters cheered, and their elder gained the upper hand against the Mulan Three Elders, who then surrounded him together.
• Yan Luotian began considering retreat while keeping watch on Xiao Jin and Granny Xuan Hua.
• Xiao Jin asked Granny Xuan Hua whether she would take his second move, and Yan Luotian urged her to try one more.
• Granny Xuan Hua sighed and gathered another massive mass of red energy in her palm.

Xiao Jin killed Granny Xuan Hua, her three Dou Zong allies, and Yan Luotian with his sword, crushing the Three Kingdom Allied Army’s strongest fighters. He spared the Mulan Three Elders for the moment and ordered them to fight Elder Mu Feng if they wanted to live.

• Granny Xuan Hua joined forces with three One-star Dou Zong elders to unleash a barrage of red energy petals at Xiao Jin and the Mercenary Guild experts.
• Xiao Jin destroyed the petals with a Golden Sword Qi that shattered Granny Xuan Hua’s shield and killed her and the three elders.
• Yan Luotian fled from the battlefield, but Xiao Jin pursued him and killed him with a second sword strike.
• The Mulan Three Elders feared fleeing would get them killed, so Xiao Jin told them to fight Elder Mu Feng for a chance to survive.
• Xiao Jin showed interest in the Mulan Three Elders’ cultivation technique, while Elder Mu Feng eagerly prepared to face them.

Xiao Jin observed Mu Feng fight the Mulan Three Elders and uncovered how the Three Beasts Savage Art concentrated their combined strength in one elder at a time. Mu Feng exploited the art’s weakness by attacking the elders whose strength had fallen, while Xiao Jin sought the technique in exchange for sparing their lives.

• Xiao Jin urged the Mulan Three Elders to fight Mu Feng and give themselves a chance to survive, and they attacked him in turn.
• Mu Feng noticed that each elder’s aura weakened after taking a turn with Three-star Dou Zong strength, and deduced that the Three Beasts Savage Art transferred the other two elders’ strength to one fighter at a time.
• Xiao Jin recognized the same weakness and decided the elders could live if they handed over the Three Beasts Savage Art.
• The Tiger-headed Elder charged Mu Feng with a blood-red energy claw, but Mu Feng evaded and sent attacks toward the Bear-headed and Lion-headed Elders.
• The Bear-headed Elder’s strength rose as the Tiger-headed Elder’s fell, leaving the Lion-headed Elder unable to defend against Mu Feng’s attack.

Mu Feng’s attacks failed to overcome the Mulan Three Elders’ ability to transfer their combined strength, and Xiao Jin called him out of the fight before he was defeated. The elders earned the right to live, then prepared to spar with Xiao Jin as he suppressed his strength and revealed his golden wings.

• The Tiger-headed Elder, Bear-headed Elder, and Lion-headed Elder used the Three Beasts Savage Art to shift Three-star Dou Zong-level power among themselves and withstand Mu Feng’s attacks.
• The three elders launched a coordinated assault, wearing down Mu Feng as Xiao Jin and the Mercenary Guild elder watched.
• Xiao Jin ordered Mu Feng to withdraw, and Mu Feng apologized for failing to defeat the elders.
• Xiao Jin told the Mulan Three Elders they had earned the right to live but would spar with him while he limited his strength to the middle stage of Three-star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Jin unfolded his golden wings, which released brilliant light that enveloped him as his eyes turned gold.

Xiao Jin used his bloodline talent, Golden Phantom, to create two indistinguishable copies and test the Mulan Three Elders’ ability to fight multiple opponents. The Tiger-headed Elder spotted Xiao Jin’s face in one phantom but hesitated to direct their shared power, unsure whether the clue was a trap.

• Xiao Jin awakened Golden Phantom and split into two phantoms, sending all three figures toward the Mulan Three Elders.
• Mu Feng and Elder Li watched the technique and discussed Xiao Jin’s strength and the difficulty of identifying his true body.
• The Mulan Three Elders recognized that their shared cultivation method was vulnerable to multiple attacks and struggled to decide where to direct their power.
• The Tiger-headed Elder urged the others to find Xiao Jin’s true body and draw their power toward it.
• The Tiger-headed Elder glimpsed Xiao Jin’s face inside one phantom but hesitated, fearing the apparent clue was bait.

Xiao Jin defeated the Mulan Three Elders by using two false light figures to expose the flaw in the Savage Three Beast Arts, then accepted their surrender. The elders agreed to join the Mercenary Guild and contribute their technique, and troops began withdrawing from the fortress.

• The Tiger-headed Elder absorbed the shared Three-star Dou Zong power and struck Xiao Jin's golden figure, only to realize it was fake.
• The Bear-headed Elder drew in the power and struck another false figure, then warned the Lion-headed Elder that Xiao Jin's true body was approaching him.
• Xiao Jin struck the Lion-headed Elder and sent him flying, breaking the Mulan Three Elders' technique without seriously injuring him.
• The Mulan Three Elders admitted defeat, apologized for opposing Xiao Jin, and begged him to spare them.
• The Tiger-headed Elder offered for the three elders to join the Mercenary Guild and contribute the Savage Three Beast Arts, and Xiao Jin accepted.
• Nearly a quarter of the soldiers began withdrawing from the fortress as the conflict ended.

Xiao Jin subdued the three empires’ resistance and established the Mercenary Guild’s influence across the region. Meanwhile, Qing Lin and Heavenly Fire Venerable decided to seek out Liu Ling, but sensed that a familiar five-star Dou Zong had returned.

• After the Mulan Three Elders submitted, Xiao Jin entered the Golden Goose Empire as the Xuan Hua Empire’s soldiers fled and the fortress gates opened.
• Xiao Jin arranged for the Mercenary Guild to build a branch in the Golden Goose Empire, then left Mu Feng and Elder Li in charge after seven days.
• The Mulan Three Elders said they would follow Xiao Jin to the Mercenary Guild headquarters when he returned, while nearby empires welcomed the guild’s expansion.
• At a teahouse, Qing Lin praised Liu Ling’s growing influence, and Heavenly Fire Venerable agreed to travel with her to find him.
• As Qing Lin and Heavenly Fire Venerable left the teahouse, Heavenly Fire Venerable sensed a familiar five-star Dou Zong and said the golden-haired boy from the Misty Cloud Sect had returned.

Qing Lin and Heavenly Fire Venerable met Xiao Jin, who had returned after helping the Mercenary Guild deal with three empires. Qing Lin considered joining the guild as a vice president, and Xiao Jin continued toward the sect because he missed his master.

• Heavenly Fire Venerable sensed Xiao Jin nearby, and he and Qing Lin used his energy to reach him.
• Xiao Jin recognized Qing Lin and explained that he had fought the three great empires obstructing the Mercenary Guild’s branches.
• Qing Lin suggested joining the guild as its third-ranking vice president, but Xiao Jin insisted she deserved to rank above him.
• Xiao Jin said Liu Ling rewarded him with a feast after each fight, prompting Qing Lin to say she would settle accounts with her eldest senior brother.
• Qing Lin asked where Xiao Jin was headed, and he said he was going back to the sect because he missed his master.

Qing Lin and Xiao Jin returned to the Misty Cloud Sect with Heavenly Fire Venerable, where they reunited with Gu He and Little Yu Chen. After three days at the sect, Qing Lin reached the Dou Emperor level and set out with Xiao Jin and Heavenly Fire Venerable for the Mercenary Guild headquarters.

• Qing Lin decided to return to the Misty Cloud Sect with Xiao Jin, and Heavenly Fire Venerable used spatial traversal to take them there.
• Gu He welcomed Qing Lin, Xiao Jin, and Heavenly Fire Venerable in the sect's main hall.
• Little Yu Chen recognized Qing Lin, and Qing Lin gave her a pile of collected trinkets.
• Gu He transmitted cultivation to Qing Lin during her three days at the sect, helping her reach the Dou Emperor level.
• Qing Lin and Xiao Jin departed with Heavenly Fire Venerable for the Mercenary Guild headquarters.

Xiao Jin and Qing Lin traveled with Heavenly Fire Venerable to the Mercenary Guild headquarters, where Qing Lin asked Liu Ling to appoint her vice president. Liu Ling eagerly agreed after learning Heavenly Fire Venerable would protect her, then tried to ask Xiao Jin about the resources Gu He had given him, prompting Qing Lin to tease him about being stingy.

• Gu He rewarded Xiao Jin with pills and other resources after Xiao Jin presented him with the Three Beasts Savage Art.
• Xiao Jin and Qing Lin traveled with Heavenly Fire Venerable to the Mercenary Guild headquarters in the Black Corner Region.
• Liu Ling welcomed the three visitors after they emerged from distorted space in the guild manor.
• Qing Lin asked Liu Ling to make her a vice president, and Liu Ling agreed when he learned Heavenly Fire Venerable would protect her.
• Liu Ling asked Xiao Jin whether Gu He had given him resources, but Qing Lin accused Liu Ling of wanting a share and he defended his past generosity toward her.

Liu Ling welcomed Qing Lin and Heavenly Fire Venerable, then appointed Qing Lin as the Mercenary Guild's second vice president. After the guild members accepted her appointment, Liu Ling announced that he would invite a senior to become supreme elder.

• Liu Ling teased Qing Lin about their early days in the sect before taking Xiao Jin's Eighth-Grade Pills and returning them to his own Storage Ring.
• Liu Ling welcomed Qing Lin and Heavenly Fire Venerable into his residence and arranged a banquet, where Xiao Jin eagerly devoured the food.
• Liu Ling convened a meeting at the guild headquarters and appointed Qing Lin as the Mercenary Guild's second vice president.
• Qing Lin delivered a formal speech and received greetings from the guild's elders and stewards.
• Liu Ling announced that he also intended to invite a senior to serve as the guild's supreme elder.

Liu Ling invited Heavenly Fire Venerable to become the Mercenary Guild’s Grand Elder, and the powerful Dou Zun accepted. Two months later, news of the guild’s strength reached Poyang City, where its lord predicted it would soon challenge the Wind Thunder Pavilion in the Northern Region.

• Liu Ling invited Senior Yao to become the Mercenary Guild’s Grand Elder, and Heavenly Fire Venerable accepted.
• Heavenly Fire Venerable revealed his formidable aura, confirming his Dou Zun strength and shocking the guild members.
• Liu Ling and the guild members toasted their new Grand Elder, while Xiao Jin joined in.
• Two months later, a man in black told the Poyang City Lord that the Mercenary Guild had twenty known Dou Zong experts and a Dou Zun Grand Elder.
• The Poyang City Lord predicted that the Mercenary Guild would expand into the Northern Region and eventually clash with the Wind Thunder Pavilion.

The Mercenary Guild expanded rapidly across the Northwest Continent, bringing it close to the Northern Region and the Wind Thunder Pavilion’s sphere of influence. Venerable Thunder convened the pavilion’s leaders to discuss the guild’s growth, and Tian Lei Zi began outlining their options.

• The Mercenary Guild expanded its territory to forty thousand li and established branches throughout the surrounding nations.
• The Wind Thunder Pavilion’s leaders gathered on Thunder Mountain to discuss the Mercenary Guild’s approaching expansion into the Northern Region.
• The South Pavilion Master warned that the guild might reach the Central Plains within a year, while the West Pavilion Master argued its rapid growth could destabilize its foundation.
• Tian Lei Zi explained that the guild’s policies and popularity could sustain its growth, and Venerable Thunder asked him for his assessment.
• Tian Lei Zi proposed allowing the Mercenary Guild to develop, arguing that it did not attack factions without cause and would not harm the Wind Thunder Pavilion’s industries.

Venerable Thunder decided to destroy the Mercenary Guild and began assembling Wind Thunder Pavilion’s forces for war. He recruited Venerable Yellow Springs and ten experts to help, while keeping his strongest trump card in reserve.

• Tian Lei Zi proposed either leaving the Mercenary Guild alone or destroying it, and Venerable Thunder chose to strike before it could challenge Wind Thunder Pavilion’s authority.
• Venerable Thunder ordered Tian Lei Zi and the other branch pavilion masters to gather Dou Zong elders from affiliated factions within three months.
• Venerable Thunder left Thunder Mountain to seek help from Venerable Yellow Springs, wary of the Mercenary Guild’s rumored Dou Zun expert.
• Venerable Thunder met Venerable Yellow Springs and invited him to help defeat the Mercenary Guild.
• Venerable Yellow Springs agreed to join the campaign and brought ten Dou Zong experts, leaving Venerable Thunder confident in their chances and relying on his hidden trump card.

Venerable Thunder gathered forces to attack the Mercenary Guild, driven by greed for its Seventh-Grade Pills and confidence in the Wind Thunder Pavilion’s strength. He left Thunder Mountain with a large army prepared to march against the guild.

• Venerable Thunder concealed his past encounter with Gu He because he feared the Battle Saint’s retaliation.
• Venerable Thunder promised Venerable Yellow Springs a reward for helping him destroy the Mercenary Guild.
• Venerable Thunder grew envious of the Mercenary Guild’s supply of Seventh-Grade Pills and wanted its treasures for the Wind Thunder Pavilion.
• Venerable Thunder and Venerable Yellow Springs traveled to the Northern Region, where the Wind Thunder Pavilion assembled more than forty Dou Zongs.
• Venerable Thunder rallied the Wind Thunder Pavilion’s elders and disciples to dispatch troops against the Mercenary Guild.

The Wind Thunder Pavilion and Yellow Springs Pavilion assembled an army to attack the Mercenary Guild, and Liu Ling learned the invaders greatly outnumbered his fighters. He reassured the guild’s elders that Heavenly Fire Venerable’s Mid-tier Dou Zun cultivation would overcome the two enemy Dou Zun experts.

• Venerable Thunder led the Wind Thunder Pavilion, its affiliated forces, and the Yellow Springs Pavilion’s army from Thunder Mountain toward the Northwest Continent.
• The Mercenary Guild’s informants warned Liu Ling that the invading army included around forty Dou Zong experts and Venerable Yellow Springs.
• Elder Liu and the other Mercenary Guild elders called for the guild to resist the Wind Thunder Pavilion, then grew concerned at the enemy’s numbers.
• Liu Ling calmed the elders by revealing that Heavenly Fire Venerable had reached the Mid-tier Dou Zun level and could defeat Venerable Thunder and Venerable Yellow Springs.

Liu Ling prepared the Mercenary Guild to face the Wind Thunder Pavilion, relying on Heavenly Fire Venerable, Xiao Jin, and allied Dou Zong experts. At Scarlet Cliff Fortress, the Guild gathered thirty-three Dou Zong experts, improving its chances before the approaching battle.

• Liu Ling reassured the Mercenary Guild elders that Heavenly Fire Venerable could fight Venerable Thunder and Venerable Yellow Springs, while the Guild and its allies could counter the enemy's Dou Zong experts.
• Liu Ling briefed Qing Lin, Heavenly Fire Venerable, Xiao Jin, and Yue Mei, and they pledged their strength or support for the coming battle.
• Two days later, Liu Ling led nearly ten thousand people through a Space Wormhole to Scarlet Cliff Fortress, where the summoned forces gathered.
• Five registered level-seven mercenary groups and eight additional Dou Zong experts arrived to support the Mercenary Guild, including Xie Bi Yan.
• Elder Liu reported that Scarlet Cliff Fortress held thirty-three Dou Zong experts, and Liu Ling said their arrival had increased the Guild's chances of winning.

Liu Ling prepared the Mercenary Guild’s defenses at Scarlet Cliff Fortress as Wind Thunder Pavilion forces gathered to invade. The chapter ended with Liu Ling and his allies facing more than forty powerful opponents and a vast army outside the fortress.

• Elder Liu told Liu Ling that thirty-three Dou Zong experts had assembled to defend Scarlet Cliff Fortress, while Gu He chose to let Liu Ling handle the crisis on his own.
• Venerable Thunder led Venerable Yellow Springs and more than forty Dou Zong experts through a Space Wormhole into the Northwest Continent.
• Venerable Thunder’s group learned that the Mercenary Guild’s forces were concentrated at Scarlet Cliff Fortress, a strategically vital pass in Scarlet Cliff Ravine.
• Liu Ling sensed the invaders’ arrival and led Heavenly Fire Venerable, Xiao Jin, and more than thirty Dou Zong experts to the fortress walls.
• Venerable Thunder’s forces appeared beyond the fortress as a huge army emerged behind them, and the Mercenary Guild’s defenders braced for battle.

The Wind Thunder Pavilion army arrived at Scarlet Cliff Fortress to attack the Mercenary Guild, and Liu Ling faced Venerable Thunder’s taunts without taking the bait. The battle began with the fortress formation activated and ballista bolts raining down on the charging army.

• The Wind Thunder Pavilion and Yellow Springs Pavilion forces reached Scarlet Cliff Fortress, where Liu Ling and the Mercenary Guild prepared to defend against their larger force.
• Venerable Thunder accused the Mercenary Guild of crimes and mocked Liu Ling, while Venerable Yellow Springs and the Wind Thunder Pavilion troops joined in the taunts.
• Liu Ling returned to the battlements, ordered the fortress formation activated, and placed Elder Liu in command of the battle.
• Elder Liu ordered the crossbowmen to prepare the fortress’s massive ballistae as Venerable Thunder commanded his troops to attack.
• The Wind Thunder Pavilion army charged the fortress, and its defenders fired a volley of enormous bolts that struck the advancing troops.